Chapter 347: The Mu Family’s Treasury

First Appearance on the Dragon List!
After a day of hard work, with the dedicated guidance of “King Stone,” Happy finally mastered the Seven-Star Sword Technique to its peak level…
Flower Man’s Chant! Shadow Wind Leg! Illusion Demon Movement! Golden Bell Shield! Seven-Star Sword Technique!
Four top-tier martial arts at the Creation Realm and one at the Mysterious Realm—finally, Happy made it onto the Dragon List for the first time. Though ranked quite low, at 97th place, he had at least caught up with those who were ahead.
His internal energy also rose to 260 points, with 60 points left to reach the Life and Death Realm—meaning it would take no more than two months to achieve that level.
Additionally, the group checked the real-time feedback from the gang’s warehouse and saw the results of 150 miners’ work for the day!
A total of over 189,000 pieces of grade 9 ordinary water stones were collected. These stones had little practical value, with a purchase price of just one or two silver coins each—meaning the total income was less than 20,000 silver coins.
Of course, this was only the yield from the lowest-grade stones…
Grade 8 light red water stones could be used for decoration, in some jade processing, or as flooring in wealthy families. They could also be ground into powder to make auxiliary potions or added to weapon-making processes, slightly increasing their value—five silver coins per piece. A total of over 30,000 pieces were obtained!
…Then there were the deep red crystal stones, slightly higher in quality at grade 7. They could be used to make many things, costing 100 silver coins per piece. However, the quantity was small—only over 7,000 pieces, roughly equivalent in value to a few colorful minerals…
…These weren’t the main sources of profit. The real profits lay ahead. Despite the small quantity, these were the sources of huge gains. No one who entered the crystal cave came for those worthless ordinary water stones or inferior crystal stones.
Grade 6 “hot spring stones” were light green, somewhat resembling jade. Even when used in casting at the 1st level, they were excellent materials and highly sought after by jewelers. Each piece was worth over 2,000 silver coins, and a considerable number—over 3,000 pieces—were obtained.
…Grade 5 mineral crystal stones were delicate and transparent, suitable for making gems or noble vessels. Each piece was worth 9,000 silver coins, almost on par with colorful minerals. A total of over 900 pieces were obtained.
This was already an impressive profit.
But the truly exciting part was yet to come!
…A full 237 pieces of “water-absorbing stones”!

The water-absorbing stones that emit a magnificent glow with a faint crystal light are worth seven hundred thousand each in the market. Now, as more and more people strive to reach higher levels, demand exceeds supply, and their price shows signs of rising to eight hundred thousand. Converting these over two hundred stones into silver would result in an astonishing amount. Nearly two hundred million in silver! Not only Xiao Bei but also Lei Zhan, who can access the gang’s resource inventory, was drenched in sweat. He stammered for a while while talking with Kai Xin before finally calming down from his excitement. “What about the Explosive Crystal Stones?” “There aren’t many—only 3 were found in four mines.” “3 pieces? Not bad.” Although Kai Xin was slightly disappointed, he remembered that these third-grade ores are extremely valuable, already considered top-tier water stones. Moreover, there are other four gangs working those four mines—luck can’t all be on one side. Still, the current price of Explosive Crystal Stones has soared to two million six hundred thousand. Three pieces mean nearly eight million… Although the gang keeps half of the profits, the direct earnings still allow those lucky members to earn at least one point three million, which is equivalent to tens of thousands of RMB. As for higher-grade crystal ores, it all depends on luck, so Kai Xin didn’t dwell on it. But upon careful calculation, the profits from just this one day are quite substantial! In total, although the gang invested a large amount in colorful ores on the first day, they not only recovered their investment immediately but also earned over one hundred million in profits! (Since the Black Rose Family contributes 100% of its profits to the gang.) If this pace continues and the crystal mines can be maintained stably, the Mu Family will soon become a true money-making machine! Kai Xin didn’t have Lei Zhan announce the first-day results—it’s better to keep this news secret to avoid spurring other gangs… One hundred million in revenue in just one day! How could the outside world handle such news? It’s likely that “Conscience Tycoon” quietly seized some hidden mine and mined it slowly; otherwise, he wouldn’t have had enough resources to waste and quickly forge the Qingming Sword at the third level, thus triggering a wave of efforts to reach higher levels. Still, the three lucky ones who found Explosive Crystal Stones made the men and women wielding iron picks in the mine go wild again, and soon the digging sounds became even more intense.

A metal mine under our control here also generated nearly forty million in profits. The high-grade metals from this mine are no less valuable than crystal stones; in fact, their rarity makes them even more valuable.
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Day one.
Lei Zhan and Xiao Bei were completely immersed in excitement and joy.
Yet, Happy promptly reminded them that these were gang resources and should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, as they would be crucial for advancing in rank in the future.
Additionally!
As time passed, the miners’ contribution values kept rising. If resources decreased while the money in the gang’s warehouse didn’t increase accordingly, unexpected turmoil might arise.
This was something Happy didn’t want to see!
“I understand.”
Lei Zhan looked serious and quickly grasped Happy’s meaning, then hurriedly left the second floor of the Crystal Cave.
There was no time to idle around…
Money!
The Mu family needed more cash on hand and valuable items for everyone to exchange. As the gang leader, he had to manage these things to prevent the Mu family from having to sell resources to maintain the gang’s warehouse and contribution system, which would be embarrassing.
After Lei Zhan left, Yu Shanshu and Hei Meigui still stayed behind, digging occasionally but mostly keeping an eye on Happy.
To their disappointment, after Happy trained with Stone King all day, Stone King remained intact, showing no signs of breaking.
Seeing Stone King in such good condition, the two women were devastated…
Their once-high confidence began to wane little by little.
“Happy, how much longer will this take? We’ve been fighting for a day without success. Do you need our help?”
Yu Shanshu finally couldn’t hold back…
“Kill it?” Happy was surprised. “I wasn’t planning to kill it. I’m hoping to use it for training to get through these next three days…”
“Oh! You’re using it for training?”
“What else do you think?” Happy shrugged helplessly.
Yu Shanshu was speechless, and Hei Meigui also had a stiff expression.
Using someone at the Liberation Realm… for training…